/*
 * File Name     : @(#)IModel.java
 * Creation Date : Mar 2, 2009
 * Author        : anirudh
 * 
 * Copyright 2009 Anirudh Vyas
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package hcis.model;

import hcis.model.annotation.HCISEntity;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Common model interface contract that all models must adhere to.
 * 
 * @author anirudh
 * @param <ID>
 *            id type.
 */
@HCISEntity
public interface IModel<ID extends Serializable> extends Serializable {

	/**
	 * Gets the identifier.
	 * 
	 * @return id to get.
	 */
	public abstract ID getId();

	/**
	 * Sets the identifier.
	 * 
	 * @param pId
	 *            id to set.
	 */
	public abstract void setId(final ID pId);
}
